2019 Football Roster
Ryan Ochoa
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 289
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hillsboro, Mo.
- High School:
- Hillsboro
2018: Played in all 13 games and logged seven starts…Started the final six games of the season at defensive tackle…Notched 26 tackles…Ranked fourth on the team with nine tackles for a loss of 28 yards…Tied for third on the team with three sacks…Blocked two kicks, including one field goal and one PAT…Tallied a season-high five tackles at Arkansas State (9/1)…Finished with four tackles in back-to-back weeks vs. Jacksonville State (10/20) and at UT Martin (10/27)…Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2017: Was awarded a scholarship before the season...Participated in 11 games...Recorded 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops...Added five tackles for loss and two sacks...Also recovered a fumble...Had a season-high four tackles on three occasions...Posted his first career fumble recovery vs. Murray State (11/18)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Played in two games at defensive tackle...Tallied his first career tackle at Tennessee Tech (10/22)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete.
2015: Redshirted as a walk-on.
Prep: First-Team All-Conference offensive and defensive lineman at Hillsboro High School...Conference Defensive Player of the Year...Earned First-Team All-District honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman...Named All-SEMO Class 4 & 5 Lineman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-State selection as a senior...Two-year starter for Lee Freeman, who is a Southeast alum.
Personal: Born March 21, 1997...Majoring in Physical Education...Son of Annette Rector.
